The Nyoro language (

autonym Autonym may refer to: * Autonym, the name used by a person to refer to themselves or their language; see Exonym and endonym * Autonym (botany), an automatically created infrageneric or infraspecific name See also * Nominotypical subspecies, in zo ...

: ''Runyoro'') is a

Bantu Bantu may refer to: *Bantu languages, constitute the largest sub-branch of the Niger–Congo languages *Bantu peoples, over 400 peoples of Africa speaking a Bantu language * Bantu knots, a type of African hairstyle * Black Association for Nationa ...

language spoken by the

Nyoro people The Nyoro or Banyoro are a Bantu ethnic group native to the kingdom of Bunyoro in Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democra ...

Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The ...

. It has two dialects: ''Orunyoro'' (Nyoro proper) and ''Rutagwenda''. A standardized orthography was established in 1947. It's most closely related to Rutooro.

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Languages of Uganda Nyoro-Ganda languages {{Bantu-lang-stub